individual medley

noun

: a swimming race in which each contestant swims each part of the course with a different stroke

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Winter Park senior Ian Heysen owns Peruvian men’s national records for the 400 individual medley (4:31.13) and 100-meter breaststroke (1:03.07). —

Buddy Collings, Orlando Sentinel, 8 Nov. 2024 Caulkins won the 100 butterfly, 200 butterfly and the 100, 200, and 400 individual medley events, while Treible conquered the 50 breaststroke, 100 breaststroke and 200 breaststroke. —

Casey Murphy, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024 Her next race, the 400m individual medley, was never in doubt. —

Lukas Weese, The Athletic, 6 Aug. 2024 Swimming standout Leon Marchand has been a highlight machine for the host country, winning four Olympic golds in the men’s individual medley, breaststroke and butterfly events. —

Evan Rosen, New York Daily News, 3 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for individual medley

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circa 1949, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of individual medley was circa 1949

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